The port festival fills the quays along the Nieuwe Maas for three days each September, with food plazas of local and international cooking beside the ships, water shows and a makers market.
Dates and details checked September 24, 2026 by Elliot Marsh against the organiser's site.
Hotels in Rotterdam around 3 to 5 September 2027, dates pre-filled. Prices and availability open on the partner site.
Wereldhavendagen runs 3 to 5 September. These are the food tours and tastings in Rotterdam to book for the days around it; most cancel free up to 24 hours ahead.
Private tour · 2 hours
Discover Rotterdam on a 2-hour walking tour with several stops for food tastings. On this private guided walk you’ll see many of the city’s top sights and visit a vari...
Guided tour · 4 hours
Experience and taste Rotterdam in all its glory. A savvy local guide will tell you wonderful stories about the city, and on the way you will stop many times for a spec...
Guided tour · 3h 30m
Join a guided walking tour with a local guide and savour 7 generous tastings at different restaurants that are changing the world for the better. Taste and feel the ne...
Address: Nieuwe Maas waterfront, Rotterdam
A two day beer and bite festival in the Museumpark with around sixty beers on tap, wines and cocktails, and food trucks serving loaded fries, pizza, burgers, Mexican food and charcuterie boards.
TipTickets are cheapest in the early rounds, and the bars take cards only, so leave the cash at home.
Rotterdam's largest summer festival blends Carifesta Caribbean culture with world food, drawing 600,000 visitors to Coolsingel and surrounding streets.
A dedicated celebration of African cuisines from jollof rice to injera, held each June in Afrikaanderpark. Local chefs and diaspora caterers demonstrate.
Each October anniversary of the 2014 Markthal opening, the venue hosts an expanded open market in the building and spilling onto Blaak square with special.
4-5 Sep 2027
TAPT Festival Rotterdam
Beer on tap, loaded fries, pizza, charcuterie
7-10 May 2027
Festival TREK
Food trucks and mobile kitchens: crepes, poffertjes, dim sum, burgers, vegan dishes
25 Aug 2027
Rotterdam Unlimited
Rotterdam's largest summer festival blends Carifesta Caribbean culture with world food, dr
15 Jun 2027
African Food Festival Rotterdam
A dedicated celebration of African cuisines from jollof rice to injera, held each June in
20 May 2027
Rotterdam Food Festival
A spring food and chef festival on Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam Food Festival brings restaur
1 Oct 2027
Markthal Anniversary Open Market
Each October anniversary of the 2014 Markthal opening, the venue hosts an expanded open ma
